Baseball game



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J. L. EVANS BASEBALL GAME Filed June 13. 1922 i f/ve 777" 1 L M m r W m, 3/ W .JvWgQs.

Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOHN L. EVANS, OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

BASEBALL GAME.

Application filed June 13,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN L. EVANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Baseball Games, of which the following is a specification. This invention has reference to what may be termed an indoor or parlor game of baseball modeled after what is popularly known as the National Game of America.

An object of the invention is to provide a baseball game of an interesting and enjoyable character which can be played at home by two or more contestants, just as upon a diamond with opposing teams and with plays simulating the actual occurrence during a regular game.

An additional object is to provide a game of the character specified which embodies novel means for regulating the movements and disposing of the variouspieces during the playing of the game.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game which can be manufactured and marketed at slight cost and which will provide enjoyment for both the young and old.

The invention consists in anovel design of a game board having thereon a design of a baseball diamond, and the combination with such board of dies representing features and characters, as will be more clearly described in the following specification illustrated in the accompanying drawings and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which corresponding parts are indicated by similar reference characters:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the layout of the diamond.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the ball;- and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bat.

Fig. 4c is a perspective view of one of the game pieces.

Fig. 5 is asimilar view to Fig. 3 showing other faces. y

The game is'to be played upon a board having thereon a diagram of a baseball diamond, as indicated at 10; the same presenting the usual pitchers and batters boxes, as shown, the bases of the diamond being preferably six inches apart. The players of the two opposing teams may be represented by any suitable game pieces, there being nine 1922. Serial NO. 568,029.

regular players and each team with a letter or other symbol upon each, indicating their respective positions 111 play. Each team may also include a number of substitute players, preferably three, that may be used as V being arranged on the diamond according to I their respective positions in play and when at bat having a batting order as follows: catcher, pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, right fielder, center fielder, and left fielder. The batters should appear in the batters box in their regular order, unless replaced by a substitute, and to have a player bat out of his lt)urn constitutes an out for the team at the When a substitute player replaces a regular player in any game, the latter is not eligible to play at any subsequent period during such game, and can only be used when beginning another game. The batters may be placed either to the left or right of the home plate as desired, thus signifying either a right or a left hand batter.

The game is preferably played by two parties who represent the competing teams, and who decide by agreement or otherwise, which will go to the bat first. The movements of the players are controlled by special game pieces, such as indicated at 11 and 12 respectively, the former being hereafter referred to as the ball and the latter as the bat. The ball is preferably a cube having colored sides, two surfaces being white; three, blue; and one, red. The ball is used by the party whose team is in the field, and its various colored sides signify various actions of the pitcher during the playing of the game. White and blue signify throws to the batter, the former denot ing a ball and the latter, a strike,-while red signifies that the pitcher has made a throw to the base. The bat is used by the party representing the team at the bat, and is an octahedron having yellow and two blue surfaces being marked 0, 1, 2, 8, and 4:, respectively. The marked and colored surfaces signify the action of the batter, yellow denoting a foul, blue denoting a strike, and O denoting that the batter has hit the ball and is out. Numerals, 1, 2, 3, and 4,

indicate respectively a one .base hit, a two base hit, a threebase hit and ahome run.

At the start of the game the party at the bat places the catcher in one, ofthe batters boxes and the party in the field then tosses the ball into tl1e"'pitcher"s box." If desired, the piece may be shaken and tossed from a dice cup, and the color of'the side up indicates what has been thrown. If white, it signifies that the pitcher has h TQW l a ba l n lue it gni i s h t the pitcher has thrown a strike. If pitcher throws four balls the batter-isthen, entitled to first base, and the next player in order takes his, turn at bat. Only when a pitcher throws a strike, that is, when the side up is blue, does the party at bat act, at which time he shakes the bat from the cup, the markor color on the top side indicating theresult ofthe batting. If thetop presents the; numeral 1-, the batter iscredite'd with a hasehit, ifnun eral 2 ;is disclosed er s ed ted.- With; 2-ba e. it dsen, all-runners occupying bases when, a, hit is made being mpved around according to the number of bases indicated by the hit.- However, each, runner or runner-s should be moved up to their proper positions before moving the batter, since if the, batterand the runner or two runners occupy the same base at one time, the runner nearest home plate is. considered out and removed from the base. Then the yellow side of the-bat is uppermost, it indieates thebatter has hit a foul, which will count as astrike, until two; are called; andwhen a blue sideisuppermost, it signifies that the batter has failed to hit, the pitcher being, therefore, credited with a strike, three of which puts the batter out Should, one party in the fielddrop the ballv during his inning inthe field, and it should fall outsidethe foul-line while thereareone or more runners occupy ing the bases, the runner nearest home is giyen a stolen, base; and moved up a base. Likewise .if he drops. the ball an d permits it to get beyond the foul line when there are-no runners on base, itsignifies thatthe batter has been, hit with; theball delivered by the pitcher-and is entitled to be-moved to first base, When the top sideof the ball dropped within the diamond presents a red color, it denotes that the pitcher has made a throwto the-base, as before explained, and in the event thtl-till8d7t1S6S.itlffl llllgficllpitid at .;tl eti n e, it counts-for nething How,- ever, if 'one or more bases are occupied by runner itw e'nifies hathe nnerenearcs homeplatehas. been, caught on an attempted eal andis. ut.

Vhen, three outs have been. obtained on he -len bat, hesai r de s tiredand takesits posit-ionin the field whiletheother team, goes: to bat. The teams thus alternate b ween he ba a11d.;fie1d n il. ni ei ing har ssn nlayeth. he a ir. making; the

greatestnuinber of runs winning the .gan'ie.

From the foregoing it is thought that the advantages and novel features of the invention can be readily understood and that further description is not required.

Although in the foregoing, I have described and illustrated the preferable design of board and code of play forming the subject-matter of this invention, it is to be understood that sligl t changes as to colors, design, and rules governing the game may be, utilized withoutdeparting from the spirit of the. invention or evading the appended claims.

Tithout, enumerating variations and equivalents, what I. desire protected by Letters Patent is:

1. A; baseball gan' e comprising a primary die having meansthereon-for indieating va rious acts iperformed by the; pitcher, anda second die having means thereon for indicatingpvarious acts performed by the Q batter, the means on the primarydiedetermining the pointin thegarne when the; seeonda'ry die is to; be utilized, the use of-the; secondary die being subsequent to, and controlled by the use of the primary die.-

2. A baseball gamecom-prising a. primary die having various. colors thereon for indicating; different acts performed by the pitcher, and a second die. having means thereon for indicating; various acts performed by the batter, the various colorsv on the; primary die determining the point, in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, theuse of the. secondary the being subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die.

3. A baseballjgame comprising aqprimary die having means thereon, for indicating various. acts. performed by v the: pitcher, and a, seconddie haying; various colors thereon for indicating different. acts performed by the batter, the means on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to.be;util-iz ed, the use of the secondary die being, subsequent to and controlled by the use. of the primary die,

4. A baseball game comprising aprimary die having means thereon for indicating various acts performed by the pitcher, and a secondary die having'n uubers thereon for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the means on the primary die-determining;thepoint in the game whenthe secondary die is to be utilized, the'uso of the secondary. die being subsequent to 1 and; ZCOntrolled byfthe use of the primary die, the numbers on the secondary die determining heplay values.

Abaseball gam comp i ing a primary die having -1neans.tl1el'eOI:1 for indicating various, actsjperformed by the; pitcher, andv a QQQHSiEHJ die h ving;different, colorsand numbers thereon for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the means on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilizedthe use of the secondary die being subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die, the different colors and num bers on the secondary die determining the play values.

6. A baseball game comprising a primary die having different colors thereon for indicating various acts performed by the pitcher, and a secondary die having different numbers thereon for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the colors on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, the use of the secondary die being subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die, the different numbers on the secondary die determining the play values.

- 7. A baseball game comprising a primary die having different colors thereon for indieating various acts performed by the pitcher, and a secondary die having different colors and numbers thereon for indicating various acts perfomed by the batter, the different colors on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, the use of the secondary die being subsequent to and con trolled by the use of the primary die.

8. A baseball game comprising a board inscribed with the representation of a baseball diamond, two sets of game pieces for representing, respectively, the team at the bat and the team on the field, a primary die having means thereon for indicating various acts of the pitcher, and a secondary die having means thereon for indicating various acts of the batter, the means on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, the use of the secondary die being sub sequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die.

9. A baseball game comprising a board inscribed with the representation of a baseball diamond, two sets of game pieces for representing. respectively, the team at the bat and the team on the field, a primary die for indicating various acts performed by the pitcher, said die having different colors thereon, indi ating, respectively, a strike, a ball, and a throw to one or the other of the bases, and a secondary die for indicating different acts performed by the batter, said secondary die having thereon difierentcolors indicating respectively, a foul strike and missed strikes, and a series of numbers varying from 0 to 4, and indicating in order, an out, a 1 base hit, a 2 base hit, a 3 base hit and a home run, the indicia on the primary die also determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, the use of the secondary die being subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die.

10. A baseball game comprising a board inscribed with the representation of a baseball diamond, two sets of game pieces representing, respectively, the team at the bat and the team in the field, a primary and a secondary die for indicating various plays of the game and controlling the movement of the game pieces representing the men on bases and at bat, the primary die having means thereon for indicating various acts performed by the pitcher, the secondary die having means thereon for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the means on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary is to be utilized, and the use of the secondary die being subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die.

11. A baseball game comprising a primary die having markings thereon for indicating different acts performed by the pitcher, and a secondary die of dissimilar con figuration to the primary die and having a number of markings in excess of those on said primary die for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the use of the secondary die being always subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die, but not always in alternate order, the markings on the primary die determining the alternate order.

12. A baseball game comprising a primary die having indica thereon for indicating different acts performed by the pitcher, and a secondary die differing in configuration from the primary die and having indicia thereon .for indicating various acts performed by the batter, the indicia on the primary die determining the point in the game when the secondary die is to be utilized, the indicia on the said primary and secondary dies is also different to determine the game moves, the use of the secondary die being always subsequent to and controlled by the use of the primary die, but not necessarily in alternate order, the alternate order being determined by the indicia on the primary die.

JOHN L. EVANS. Witnesses A. B. SHREVE, FRANCES NowLIN. 

